BARNEGAT, N.J. – The Coast Guard is searching Monday for a 61-year-old man who disappeared while transiting Barnegat Inlet aboard a 30-foot sailboat here.
The Coast Guard received a call at 6:10 p.m. reporting an unmanned sailboat in the mouth of Barnegat Inlet. The reporting source stated they saw the man taking down his sails before [...]
Posts on ‘October 6th, 2008’
Cutter Narwhal Makes Dramatic Rescue of Lobster Boat Crew
CORONA DEL MAR, Calif.- This past weekend Coast Guard rescuers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal, home ported in Corona Del Mar, were busy doing what the Coast Guard is most famous for – saving lives.
On October 4, the Coast Guard received word of a small lobster pot boat that was in distress off Santa [...]
Busy Weekend for Air Station Los Angeles
SAN PEDRO, Calif.- Local Coast Guard air assets based out of Southern California were busy this weekend with rescues to include 2 medical hoists and 2 responses to flare sightings.
Air Station Los Angeles responded to a call from a cruise ship that had a 64 year old male in critical condition. With the HH-65 Helicopter [...]
Kayakers safety gear enables quick Coast Guard rescue
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – A Newcastle, Maine, man is home safe today because of survival equipment he carried with him while kayaking in the Sheepscot River, in Maine Sunday.
Robert Yarmey, of Newcastle, Maine, used a handheld radio to call the Coast Guard for help at 7:38 p.m., Sunday, when he was forced to swim to [...]
Coast Guard urges safety in light of upcoming severe weather
SEATTLE – With more heavy weather in store for the Pacific Northwest, the Coast Guard is urging boaters and beachgoers to take extreme caution when on or near the water.
Wind and rain were largely responsible for dozens of incidents Saturday and Sunday prompting the Coast Guard and other local agencies to respond. From kayakers [...]
Video – Coast Guard retires explosives-search dog
Last week we reported that Hawk, an explosives-search dog assigned to Marine Safety and Security Team San Francisco was being medically retired. Below is the Pentagon Channel report on Hawks retirement at Coast Guard Island in Alameda.
Coast Guard Accepts New Response Boat-Medium and Rescue 21 Communications System
KEY WEST, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard formally accepted and introduced its new Response Boat-Medium and Rescue 21 advanced communications system during a ceremony held Monday at Coast Guard Sector Key West, here.
“We’re thrilled at the capabilities these assets bring to our efforts,” said Capt. Scott Buschman, Key West sector commander. “Our [...]